706:
430:
668:
680:
712:
810:
805:
751:
218:
800:
454:
393:
744:
815:
348:, the courts or other offices. Wetmore was able to assume the leadership of the remaining Confederation Party forces in the legislature becoming
108:
737:
356:
104:
522:
449:
415:
795:
671:
785:
790:
780:
381:
577:
363:
587:
141:
469:
386:
355:
Wetmore's government helped finance extensions to rail lines in the province. His government also incorporated the
345:
542:
262:
424:
408:
34:
512:
274:
562:
497:
325:
310:
65:
359:
and granted full property rights to all married women living apart from, or deserted by, their husbands.
557:
459:
128:
124:
775:
770:
627:
582:
567:
552:
532:
517:
401:
337:
73:
69:
679:
602:
547:
464:
376:
507:
502:
492:
333:
97:
721:
612:
329:
321:
607:
537:
597:
592:
527:
55:
705:
764:
683:
647:
617:
429:
306:
198:
178:
362:
On May 25, 1870, he retired from politics to accept a position on the New
Brunswick
652:
642:
637:
632:
622:
572:
439:
153:
317:
194:
174:
711:
344:
in 1867 many prominent pro-Confederation politicians assumed positions in the
269:
208:
349:
341:
316:
Wetmore entered politics in 1865 with his election to the colonial
811:
19th-century members of the
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
397:
340:
which formed the government in 1866. When New
Brunswick joined
328:
dissolved when he didn't get the appointment he expected as
725:
806:
332:
in the Anti-Confederate Party's government. Wetmore
720:This article about a New Brunswick politician is a
478:
438:
288:
280:
268:
258:
250:
224:
214:
204:
184:
168:
163:
147:
135:
103:
91:
79:
61:
51:
32:
21:
309:politician, jurist, and a member of a prominent
305:(August 16, 1820 – March 7, 1892) was a
745:
409:
8:
752:
738:
416:
402:
394:
18:
47:August 16, 1867 – May 25, 1870
801:New Brunswick political party leaders
121:March 4, 1865 – May 25, 1870
7:
701:
699:
724:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
672:Category:Premiers of New Brunswick
14:
710:
704:
678:
667:
666:
428:
382:Dictionary of Canadian Biography
240:
816:New Brunswick politician stubs
1:
275:Fredericton Collegiate School
387:University of Toronto Press
832:
698:
377:"Andrew Rainsford Wetmore"
346:House of Commons of Canada
230:Louisa Elizabeth Lansdowne
796:Premiers of New Brunswick
661:
425:Premiers of New Brunswick
296:
263:Saint John, New Brunswick
159:
114:
40:
28:
786:Lawyers in New Brunswick
303:Andrew Rainsford Wetmore
35:Premier of New Brunswick
23:Andrew Rainsford Wetmore
791:People from Fredericton
781:Judges in New Brunswick
357:College of Saint Joseph
326:Canadian confederation
311:United Empire Loyalist
66:Charles Hastings Doyle
129:Samuel Leonard Tilley
125:Jacob Valentine Troop
123:Serving with
440:British Crown colony
324:. His opposition to
385:(online ed.).
338:Confederation Party
74:Lemuel Allan Wilmot
70:Francis Pym Harding
62:Lieutenant Governor
16:Canadian politician
86:Office established
733:
732:
693:
692:
479:Canadian Province
334:crossed the floor
300:
299:
823:
754:
747:
740:
716:
715:
714:
708:
700:
682:
670:
669:
433:
432:
418:
411:
404:
395:
390:
330:Attorney-General
322:Anti-Confederate
284:Lawyer and judge
244:
242:
191:
164:Personal details
150:
138:
119:
94:
82:
45:
19:
831:
830:
826:
825:
824:
822:
821:
820:
761:
760:
759:
758:
709:
703:
696:
694:
689:
657:
480:
474:
442:
434:
427:
422:
375:
372:
336:and joined the
246:
243: 1848)
238:
234:
231:
215:Political party
193:
189:
173:
172:August 16, 1820
148:
142:Charles Watters
136:
131:
120:
115:
109:Saint John City
92:
80:
72:
68:
46:
41:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
829:
827:
819:
818:
813:
808:
803:
798:
793:
788:
783:
778:
773:
763:
762:
757:
756:
749:
742:
734:
731:
730:
717:
691:
690:
688:
687:
675:
662:
659:
658:
656:
655:
650:
645:
640:
635:
630:
625:
620:
615:
610:
605:
603:H. J. Flemming
600:
595:
590:
585:
580:
575:
570:
565:
560:
555:
550:
545:
540:
535:
530:
525:
520:
515:
510:
505:
500:
495:
490:
484:
482:
481:(1867–present)
476:
475:
473:
472:
467:
462:
457:
452:
446:
444:
436:
435:
423:
421:
420:
413:
406:
398:
392:
391:
371:
368:
298:
297:
294:
293:
290:
286:
285:
282:
278:
277:
272:
266:
265:
260:
256:
255:
252:
248:
247:
236:
232:
229:
228:
226:
222:
221:
216:
212:
211:
206:
202:
201:
192:(aged 71)
186:
182:
181:
170:
166:
165:
161:
160:
157:
156:
151:
145:
144:
139:
133:
132:
122:
112:
111:
101:
100:
98:George E. King
95:
89:
88:
83:
77:
76:
63:
59:
58:
53:
49:
48:
38:
37:
30:
29:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
828:
817:
814:
812:
809:
807:
804:
802:
799:
797:
794:
792:
789:
787:
784:
782:
779:
777:
774:
772:
769:
768:
766:
755:
750:
748:
743:
741:
736:
735:
729:
727:
723:
718:
713:
707:
702:
697:
686:
685:
684:Portal:Canada
681:
676:
674:
673:
664:
663:
660:
654:
651:
649:
646:
644:
641:
639:
636:
634:
631:
629:
626:
624:
621:
619:
616:
614:
611:
609:
606:
604:
601:
599:
596:
594:
591:
589:
586:
584:
581:
579:
576:
574:
571:
569:
566:
564:
561:
559:
556:
554:
551:
549:
546:
544:
541:
539:
536:
534:
531:
529:
526:
524:
521:
519:
516:
514:
511:
509:
506:
504:
501:
499:
496:
494:
491:
489:
486:
485:
483:
477:
471:
468:
466:
463:
461:
458:
456:
453:
451:
448:
447:
445:
441:
437:
431:
426:
419:
414:
412:
407:
405:
400:
399:
396:
388:
384:
383:
378:
374:
373:
369:
367:
365:
364:Supreme Court
360:
358:
353:
351:
347:
343:
339:
335:
331:
327:
323:
319:
314:
312:
308:
307:New Brunswick
304:
295:
291:
287:
283:
279:
276:
273:
271:
267:
264:
261:
257:
253:
249:
227:
223:
220:
217:
213:
210:
207:
203:
200:
199:New Brunswick
196:
188:March 7, 1892
187:
183:
180:
179:New Brunswick
176:
171:
167:
162:
158:
155:
152:
146:
143:
140:
134:
130:
126:
118:
113:
110:
106:
102:
99:
96:
90:
87:
84:
78:
75:
71:
67:
64:
60:
57:
54:
50:
44:
39:
36:
31:
27:
20:
726:expanding it
719:
695:
677:
665:
588:L. P. Tilley
487:
460:S. L. Tilley
389:. 1979–2016.
380:
361:
354:
315:
302:
301:
219:Conservative
190:(1892-03-07)
154:Aaron Alward
149:Succeeded by
116:
93:Succeeded by
85:
42:
776:1892 deaths
771:1820 births
553:J. Flemming
523:J. Mitchell
470:P. Mitchell
318:legislature
205:Nationality
195:Fredericton
175:Fredericton
137:Preceded by
81:Preceded by
765:Categories
370:References
292:politician
289:Profession
281:Occupation
270:Alma mater
628:Thériault
608:Robichaud
513:Hanington
443:(1854–67)
352:in 1867.
259:Residence
117:In office
43:In office
623:Frenette
613:Hatfield
583:Richards
543:Robinson
528:Emmerson
498:Hathaway
313:family.
251:Children
209:Canadian
56:Victoria
33:1st
648:Gallant
618:McKenna
538:Pugsley
533:Tweedie
488:Wetmore
350:Premier
245:
237:
233:
52:Monarch
643:Alward
638:Graham
598:McNair
593:Dysart
578:Baxter
573:Veniot
568:Foster
563:Murray
558:Clarke
508:Fraser
450:Fisher
342:Canada
320:as an
225:Spouse
653:Higgs
548:Hazen
518:Blair
465:Smith
239:(
235:
722:stub
633:Lord
503:King
493:King
455:Gray
185:Died
169:Born
107:for
105:MLA
767::
379:.
366:.
241:m.
197:,
177:,
127:,
753:e
746:t
739:v
728:.
417:e
410:t
403:v
254:9
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.